While the promotion would seem to indicate that Glenn’s sweetheart will figure prominently in the show’s upcoming third season, it by no means guarantees she’ll make it out of the season alive. Jon Bernthal and Jeffrey DeMunn were both full-timers when their characters, Shane and Dale respectively, were whacked.

The Walking Dead‘s 16-episode third season, slated to premiere this fall, will likely be divided into two part (much the same way Season 2 was). “The idea is we will do eight-and-eight,” exec producer Robert Kirkman recently told TVLine. “Getting eight-and-eight will almost be like doing two seasons a year, which is cool.”

You could say this to the sole african american character who appears on each episode but literaly utter no more than 18 words ( we actually counted ). Total screentime in the entire season 51 seconds. The writers do not know what to do with its B-listers. Every character on there has had a relative , a love interest and even flashback scenes provided some insight into the lives of the recurring characters . he is the only one who moves about like a chess piece. Come to think of it half of the current shows have serious problem with their sole african american characters.What a strange world . Even the fictional world is problematic if you have some melanin lol!

Totally agree. I think they missed the boat when they did not bring in Tyrese, a great African American character from the comics (and his wierd daughter and her boyfriend). Not saying he won’t be brought in yet but there’s been no information on that. T-Bone just seems to be there in case Merl shows up.

No to mention, they are bringing Tyreese into the show. I don’t know if you’ve read the comics, but he is Rick’s right-hand-man at the prison. I always thought they had T-Dog and Daryl on the show because they were a composite of Tyreese. But, alas, he is coming too. So not only will there be T-Dog, but there will be Michone and Tyreese…..not to mention that Morgan also returns when they head off to DC. So that’s four, with three known characters that have major roles. Calm down.

That’s what I’ve been thinking Melissa McBride (Carol) was a series regular long before Sophia was killed (and the thing with Daryl begin). That doesn’t mean she’s safe either, just look at Dale and Shane.

I’m glad to hear this. I’ve liked that our sweet, innocent Glenn had somebody in his life to hold him and see him thru tough times and give him a special reason to keep going. And Maggie needs somebody to help her thru her loss of family and teach her how the real world is. (plus, I loved her character on Supernatural). Kick butt Maggie/Lauren!

Its not surprising that she would become a major character since her character in the comic did play a big part. those who are true fans of the walking dead before it was a tv show can understand this concept

This is nice, but what of Carol and T-Dog? Are they going to remain “guest stars” until they are inevitably killed off? Both these characters have not been notable at all. Carol said it perfectly at the finale – she’s a burden. And T-Dog – well, he’s just there in the background.